Flanelski pokrivač za bebu - Flannel baby blanket

Nešto me krenulo sa pokrivačima za bebe :) Evo još jednog. Ovakav pokrivač je moja mlađa ćerka dobila na poklon od divne wild kitten i pokazalo se kao pun pogodak! Koristimo ga gotovo neprekidno - i leti i zimi i u kolicima i u krevetiću i na moru :)

Sve što vam je potrebno je lep komad flanela (kod nas izbor baš i nije prevelik), malo prediva (u ovom slučaju St. George pamuk) i ovo uputstvo za opheklavanje.

Savet: Kada porubljujete flanel, gledajte da preklop bude što manji (najviše 5 mm), jer tako opheklana ivica izgleda lepše. Ja sam ovaj pokrivač porubljivala sama, a kako nisam naročito vešta za mašinom, nije baš ispalo savršeno.

I am really getting a hang of these baby blankets. Here comes another one. My younger daughter got such a blanket when she was born from my good friend wild kitten and it turned out to be soooo useful! We use it all the time, no matter the time of year or the place. We even took it to the seaside with us.

All you need is a nice piece of flannel, some yarn (I used St. George cotton) and this pattern.

Note: the seam around the blanket should not be wider than 5 mm - this makes the edges look much neater. Since I did the sewing myself, it didn't turn out so great.

Osmeh i cvetić - A smile and a flower

 
Budući da nas i ova tura gripa nije mimoišla (uz upalu pluća), ideja za ovogodišnje osmomartovske čestitke je reciklirana. Detaljna uputstva možete da pronađete na ovom linku od pre par godina, ali je na slici jedno dete više :)

 

 

Since this round of the flue didn't miss us aswell (coupled with pneumonia), this year's idea for a Mother's day card is an old one. You can find the instructions here, posted a few years ago. However, there is one kid more on the photo :)

 

 

Slagalice u domaćoj izvedbi - Home made puzzles

Ema je trenutno oduševljena sa nekoliko stvari. Prvo sa Timijem (odn. Me, kako ga ona zove), Pepom Prase (što već znamo) i najnovije sa Benom i Holi. Druga velika zanimacija nam je slaganje slagalica. Kraćim obilaskom prodavnica došla sam do zaključka da su slagalice prilično skupe, a naročito one sa likom i delom gore pomenutih junaka.

I tako sam došla na ideju da napravim svoje slagalice. Sasvim sam sigurna da nisam izmislila rupu na saksiji, ali rekoh, ipak da podelim sa vama. Početna ideja je bila da slike (skinute sa Neta) odštampam u fotokopirnici (budući da nemam štampač u boji), zalepim na karton i onda isečem. Međutim, pretpostavljala sam da neću uspeti tako lepo da zalepim a da se ne odlepljuju krajevi. Druga ideja je bila da u fotokopirnici umesto redovnog papira štampaju na samolepljivom, pa onda da to zalepim na karton. Međutim, veoma ljubazna devojka u kopirnici, puna razumevanja za moje dileme, ponudila mi je opciju da mi slike odštampa na najdebljem papiru koji imaju, što se pokazalo kao dobro rešenje.

I, evo kako to izgleda:

Potreban materijal:

1. Odgovarajuće slike (šta god da je aktuelno kod vaše dece)

2. Skalpel ili makaze

3. Hamer ili samolepljivi papir i karton

4. Kolor štampač ili predusretljiva teta u fotokopirnici

Prednosti domaćih slagalica:

1. Daleko su jeftinije

2. Možete sami birati slike

3. Možete sami seći slike, tako da delovi predstavljaju smislene celine (što nije uvek slučaj kod kupovnih slagalica)

4. Možete biti ponosni na sebe i svoje delo

Nedostaci:

1. Delovi se ne uklapaju baš najbolje, nego se moraju približiti jedan drugom, pa često klize (preporučujem platneni stolnjak na radnoj površini)

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At the moment Ema is captivated by two things. Firstly with Timmy (Me, as she calls him), Peppa the Pig (which you already know), and lately with Ben and Holly. Her other great fascination are puzzles. A short trip around the toy stores lead me to a conclusion that puzzles are quite expensive, especially those depicting the above mentioned characters.

So I came to the idea to make my own puzzles. I am quite aware that I didn't invent anything new, but I still wanted to share this idea with you. The initial thought was to print out the pictures (downloaded from the Internet) at the photocopier's (I don't have a colour printer at home), glue them onto a cardboard and cut them out. However, I decided against it, since I believed I couldn't paste the picture in a way that it wouldn't come up at the edges. The second idea was to use the self adhesive paper for printing at the photocopier's and paste that on the cardboard. However, the very helpful lady at the photocopier's, who showed incredible understanding for my dilemmas, offered me the option to print the pictures on the thickest paper they have.

So, here it is.

Material needed:

1. Pictures according to your wishes (whatever your child is into these days)

2. A scalpel or scissors

3. Thin cardboard or a self adhesive paper and cardboard

4. A colour printer or a forthcoming lady at the photocopier's

Advantages of home made puzzles:

1. They are less expensive by far

2. You can choose the picures

3. You can cut the pictures yourselves, so that the pieces are meaningful (which is not always the case with ready made puzzles)

4. You get to be proud of yourselves and your work

Disadvantages:

1. The pieces do not fit into each other, but have to be put close to one another, so they tend to move around (I recommend using a tablecloth when playing with the puzzle)